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DX - Diagnosis ECG - Electrocardiogram - Nothing Per Mouth - Before Meals Elix - Elixir - Right Eye - As Desired F - Fahrenheit
DX - Diagnosis ECG - Electrocardiogram - Nothing Per Mouth - Before Meals Elix - Elixir - Right Eye - As Desired F - Fahrenheit
ABO - The main blood group system ECG - Electrocardiogram NPO - Nothing per orem Rept - May be repeated
- Nothing per mouth
Ac - Anti-cibum Elix - Elixir OD - Once a day Rx - Take thou
- Before meals - Right Eye
Ad lib - Ad libitum F - Fahrenheit OOB - Out of Bed ‘s - Without
- As desired
ADL - Activities of Daily Living Fld - Fluid OS - Left Eye Sc/SQ - Subcutaneous
Adm - Admitted / Admission Fl oz - Fluid ounce OU - Both Eyes Sig - Label
Agit - Shake / Stir g, gm - gram Pc - Post cibum Sos - If it is needed
- After meals
Am - Morning GI - Gastrointestinal PO - Per Orem Stat - at once
- By Mouth - Immediately
Amb - Ambulatory Gr - Grain Postop - Post operatively Sup/supp - Suppository
Amt - Amount Gtt/s - Drop/s Preop - Pre operatively Susp - Suspension
Approx - Approximately H/hr - Hour Prep - Preparation TID - Three times a day
Aq - Water Hs - At bed time Prn - Pro re nata TO - Telephone Order
- When necessary
Aq best - Distilled water I/O - Intake & Output q - every TPR - Temp, Pulse &
Respiration
Bid - Twice a day IM - Intramuscular q am - every morning Tr/tinct - Tincture
BM - Bowel Movement IV - Intravenous qh/q1h - every 1 hour VO - Verbal Order
BRP - Bathroom Privileges Kg - Kilogram q2h - every 2 hours VS - Vital Signs
‘c - With L - Left q3h - every 3 hours WNL - Within Normal Limits
C - Celsius LMP - Left Menstrual Period q4h - every 4 hours WT - Weight
C/o - Care of M/m - Mix q6h - every 6 hours RN - Registered Nurse
Cap - Capsule Mcg/ug - Microgram qhs - every night at bedtime LVN - Licensed Vocational Nurse
CBC - Complete Blood Count MEDS - Medication qid - Four times a day NA - Nursing Assistant
Comp - Compound Ml - Milliliter qod - every other day NS - Nursing Student
DAT - Diet as Tolerated Mod - Moderate qs - Sufficient quantity SN - Student Nurse
Dc - Discontinue Neg - Negative
Dil - Dilute NIL - None
Drsg - Dressing No. - Number